Gallery

The Night We Realized We Weren't Just Friends... Kelsey snapped this pic before the two of them went out dancing with Kelsey's friends

The First Signs of Love... Rahum wore Kelsey's bright pink clothes to see the Barbie Movie with her, even though she had already seen it twice.

Approved... Before they had even met, Rahum had impressed Kelsey's parents

The Night Kelsey Knew... At the Water Lantern Festival, Rahum and Kelsey were asked to draw their hopes on their lanterns. Kelsey drew a symbol that reflected her hope of a future with Rahum.

Gonna Love You Til We're Food for the Worms to Eat... At the Iron Blossom Music Festival in Richmond, Rahum confessed his love to Kelsey as Noah Kahan sang 'Everywhere, Everything'

Margarita Magic... Here, Kelsey proudly displays how she has made her margarita disappear. This is still Rahum's lock screen.

Two Ogres are Better Than One... Kelsey introduced Rahum to her first batch of congregants at a Halloween Party where they came dressed as Shrek and Fiona, just weeks before adopting Fi.

Welcome to the World, Fiona... Four months into dating, and we adopted a dog together.

Dog Dad... Kelsey's Favorite Picture from the Day we picked up Fiona. This is still Kelsey's lock screen.

Sweet As Apple Pie... Rahum and Kelsey went Apple Picking. The apples were so high up that this was their strategy for grabbing them. They amused other apple pickers so much that this photo was taken.

Bad Luck Charm?... Kelsey and Rahum attended their first football game together at ODU. The Monarchs were losing terribly, so they left. Only for ODU to come back and win the game!

In Norge... Kelsey and Rahum attended a party at the Cavalier where all the guests came as Vikings. Kelsey made their costumes and did their make up day of.

In Norge... The end of the Viking Party, where Rahum proved he could carry Kelsey around with ease.

Christmas Eve... Rahum spent Christmas Eve with Kelsey's family, complete with participating in the matching pajamas tradition!

New Years' Eve! Taken seconds before we rung in the new year together - Fiona snagged Kelsey's new years kiss!

Disney World... Rahum joined Kelsey's family for a 10 day trip to Disney World. They stayed together in a tiny cabin. He survived. More over, he asked Kelsey's family for their blessing while there.

Kelsey's favorite photo from their trip to Disney with her family

Rahum's favorite photo from their trip to Disney with Kelsey's family

The First Night of the Birthday Trip Kelsey planned for Rahum. They bought enough barbecue to feed them all weekend.

Spontaneous Date Night at Orion's Roof... Also the first night Kelsey thought Rahum might be proposing

Planned date night at Steinhilber's in Virginia Beach... The second night Kelsey thought Rahum might be proposing.

The Proposal! On Eid, a night Kelsey never would have expected, in Williamsburg with nearly all their family present! (Sorry Sana, next time we get engaged, you can be there).

To celebrate finishing our first stage of wedding planning, we took a trip to the Outer Banks

A Night of Dancing in DC... Kelsey loves to dance, and she lights up in the middle of a dance floor. Rahum loves when Kelsey dances and lights up when she dances with him.

Rahum warms up to Kelsey's favorite gas station, and they celebrate together their first ever Wawa Pizza!

Rahum's first oyster shooter. He does not like them.

Rahum, Abbas, and Kelsey joined with others at a Church in Richmond to build the frame of a house for a family in Hillsville, Virginia.

Kelsey moved out of her apartment in anticipation of the Wedding. She couldn't have done it without Rahum and Abbas carrying literally everything.

The girls, trapped inside on Halloween, found the little sliver of open window. Minutes later, Kelsey opened it and they climbed out together!

Dancing in DC after purchasing our wedding rings and celebrating that we’re just 3 months away from the Big Day!!!!!